PIOJ To Launch National Multidimensional Poverty Index Today
The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) will launch the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) on Friday (January 16). The MPI, which has been in development for six years, captures the various experiences of persons in poverty. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on January 15, Director of Policy Research at the PIOJ, Suzette Johnson, noted that poverty is diverse and...









